| Thursday, November 08, 2007 |
| Get thee behind me, devil |
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays just changed their name to the Rays. Instead of the devil ray of yore, the new team logo features "a bright yellow sunburst invoking the magnificence of life in the Sunshine State."
I always get a kick out of watching away games played in St. Petersburg -- yes, the Rays don't play in Tampa, they play across the bay in neighboring St. Pete -- because it always looks like the stadium is 95% empty. It must be a rough life being a Rays fan, sitting alone in the stands and cheering for a team of perennial losers. But now they have a new logo! That'll freshen everything up and help build excitement, right?
Good comment from the St. Petersburg Times sports blog: "It's bad enough they took 'devil' off but then they had to take the whole stingray thing away and turn it into rays of sun? That's pathetic. Sheesh. What is this, the Up With People of baseball? Sting Rays attack. Rays of sun softly float to the earth and then prematurely age you." |
posted by 125records @ 10:06 PM  |
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That quote is brilliant. There are some truly dubious sports names (in terms of bespeaking the power and might of the team): the Angels (whatever the hell their official name is now), the New Orleans Saints, San Diego Padres (I'm sensing a theme...), Utah Jazz (there's an oxymoron)... But I'm wondering if the "Devil" was removed from this team's name at least in part for fear of offending fundamentalists.
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That quote is brilliant. There are some truly dubious sports names (in terms of bespeaking the power and might of the team): the Angels (whatever the hell their official name is now), the New Orleans Saints, San Diego Padres (I'm sensing a theme...), Utah Jazz (there's an oxymoron)... But I'm wondering if the "Devil" was removed from this team's name at least in part for fear of offending fundamentalists.